Baby Shower

This was my first baby shower cake. I was given free will to decorate as I pleased. I had seen before people who made gumpaste baby booties for shower cakes when I was researching how to make gumpaste heels. As soon as I was given the opportunity to make this cake I knew I needed to make booties. I also decorated with a rattle, baby blocks, and a safety pin. The cake was lemon filled with lemon curd.

Cake Time Total: 2 hours

Fitness Retirement Cake

I'm coming to the end of my visit here in Canada with my family but before I leave there are cakes to be made! This week I made a retirement cake for my friend Alison's dad. He has been spending the last couple of months working out so the theme was fitness. This was the first time that I made custard for a cake. I was worried it wouldn't hold up well but it did just fine. The cake was alternating layers of chocolate and white cake filled with vanilla custard, masked with Italian meringue buttercream and covered in fondant. I decorated with little pieces of gym equipment.

Cake Time Total: 3 hours